Assessing the characteristics of suicidal ideation and self-harm in a national older adult population attending emergency departments across Ireland: cohort study protocol
This study has received full ethical approval. The Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the MMUH approved the MMUH workstream-Reference number: 1/378/2327 TMR. Ethical approval for the NCPSHI workstream has been granted by the University College Dublin's Office of Research Ethics.Our findings will be disseminated via peer-review publications and presentations to the scientific community, along with reports for clinicians and policymakers.
Authors
- Géraldine McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-8499)
- Vincent Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4664-7371)
- Fiona Hoare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-1417)
- Ann O’Donoghue
- Katerina Kavalidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7394-0293)
- Anne Marie Doherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-5361)
- Michael John Norton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-9339)
- Colm Sweeney
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Central Mental Hospital (IE)
- Tallaght University Hospital (IE)
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- St. Patrick's Hospital (IE)
- National Suicide Research Foundation (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087797
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92
Funders
- University College Dublin